Editing Phantasy Star (video game) (section)

==Release==
[[File:Sega Mark III.jpg|thumb|right|''Phantasy Star'' was originally released on the [[Master System]] (Japanese Mark III model pictured).]]
''Phantasy Star'' was first released in Japan for the Master System on December 20, 1987, two days after ''Final Fantasy'' was released for the Famicom.<ref name=":1" /> The game was released in the West in November 1988, introducing players outside Japan to the emerging JRPG scene, having been localized before ''Dragon Quest'' or ''Final Fantasy''.<ref name=":1" /> It was the most expensive game for the Master System in every market, its price being driven by the large 4 megabit chip, the save battery, and a concurrent chip shortage across the industry.<ref name=":1" /> In Japan, the game was difficult to find in stores.<ref name=":4" /> Sega often got requests from fans for a [[Mega Drive]] port,<ref name=":4" /> so they eventually shipped a limited release for the Mega Drive as part of a contest in 1994 under the title ''Phantasy Star Fukkokuban'' exclusively released in Japan.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gaming Gossip|date=December 1993|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=Sendai Publishing|issue=53|page=64}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{cite magazine|date=April 1994|title=BEメガドッグレース|magazine=[[Gemaga|Beep! Mega Drive]]|language=ja|page=18}}</ref> This version was identical to the Master System version but lacked FM sound enhancements.<ref name=":19" /> [[Tectoy|Tec Toy]] translated the Master System version to Portuguese and released it in Brazil in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shots: Made in Brazil|url=https://archive.org/details/acao-games/A%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Games%20%23001%20%28Maio%201991%29/page/n7/mode/2up|work=[[Ação Games]]|publisher=[[Editora Abril]]|accessdate=24 September 2024 |date=May 1991 |page=8}}</ref> Since the original Western release retained the text formatting of the Japanese version, it used fewer characters than a proper English translation required. In 2008, fans modified the text engine to fit longer lines of dialogue, and released a newly translated version with the Japanese FM soundtrack as well.<ref name=":1" />

[[Phantasy Star Collection|A series of ''Phantasy Star'' compilations]] were released for the [[Sega Saturn]], [[Game Boy Advance]], and [[PlayStation 2]].<ref name=":1" /> The Saturn version was released in 1998. It includes both [[hiragana]] and [[katakana]] alphabets, an improvement from the original which had only katakana due to limited memory.<ref name=":21" /> The 2008 PlayStation 2 version is based on the Saturn version and has additional features.<ref name=":21" /> The Game Boy Advance compilation was a straight emulation and was the only compilation released outside Japan.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":16" /> ''Phantasy Star'' also appeared in emulated form on ''[[Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection]]'' for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]],<ref name=":1" /> and on the [[Wii]] via the [[Virtual Console]] in 2009.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mastersystem/phantasy_star|title=Phantasy Star|website=[[Nintendo Life]]|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331122443/http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mastersystem/phantasy_star|archive-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2018, a port developed by [[M2 (game developer)|M2]] was released through the ''[[Sega Ages]]'' label for the [[Nintendo Switch]].<ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1150731.html|title=「SEGA AGES ファンタシースター」インタビュー|last=山村智美|date=October 31, 2018|website=GAME Watch|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122119/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1150731.html|archive-date=December 15, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/12/phantasy_star_joins_the_sega_ages_line_on_switch_today|title=Phantasy Star Joins The Sega AGES Line On Switch Today|last=Craddock|first=Ryan|date=December 13, 2018|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123007/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/12/phantasy_star_joins_the_sega_ages_line_on_switch_today|archive-date=December 15, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=December 15, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=":20" /> This version includes enhancements such as options to make the game easier and faster, guides for items, spells, and monsters, the Japanese Mark-III FM soundtrack, hiragana support, and a dungeon auto-mapping feature.<ref name=":21" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.sega.jp/segaages/ps/|title=SEGA AGES ファンタシースター|date=2018|website=Sega Ages|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020115801/http://archives.sega.jp/segaages/ps/|archive-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=December 15, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Naka's tricky programming efficiencies to save memory in the original proved difficult for the programmers handling the port.<ref name=":20" /><ref name=":21" />

{{anchor|Phantasy Star Generation 1}}
''Phantasy Star'' was [[Video game remake|remade]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] as ''Phantasy Star Generation: 1'' and released on August 28, 2003, in Japan.<ref name=":1" /> It was the inaugural release in the ''[[Sega Ages|Sega Ages 2500]]'' series, Sega's budget label for re-releasing old games for the PlayStation 2.<ref name=":1" /> The remake features new graphics, [[Real-time computer graphics|real-time]] 3D dungeons, new music, and more [[cutscene]]s with extended dialogue.<ref name=":1" /> The battles now depict all the characters.<ref name=":1" /> [[Conspiracy Entertainment]] planned an American release as part of a ''Phantasy Star Trilogy'' pack, including remakes of ''[[Phantasy Star II]]'' and ''[[Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium|IV]]'' but it never happened.<ref name=":1" /> After the remake of ''II'' was released in Japan, the remake of ''IV'' was canceled, thus the trilogy set was also canceled.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="siliconerapsn">{{Cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/08/20/phantasy-star-remakes-re-released-playstation-network-japan/|title=Phantasy Star Remakes Re-released On PlayStation Network In Japan|date=August 20, 2014|website=[[Siliconera]]|access-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022130/http://www.siliconera.com/2014/08/20/phantasy-star-remakes-re-released-playstation-network-japan/|archive-date=December 15, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The two remakes were released on the [[PlayStation Network]] in Japan as [[List of PlayStation 2 Classics for PlayStation 3|PS2 Classics]] in 2014.<ref name="siliconerapsn" /> A complete fan translation of ''Phantasy Star Generation: 1'' was released by fan site Phantasy Star Cave.<ref name=":1" />